I lost my hamster in my laundry room.......?

Question

My laundry room is extremely messy, and she's been gone for 6 days now. I'm thinking she's still alive. We've given her food and water, and set a trap that won't hurt her. The trap has been laying out for 3 days. Like I said, I think she's still alive, but the laundry room is huge, and you can barely see the floor if you know what I mean. Any tips?

Answer 1

I would definately clean up your laundry room if you already haven't. Check if there are any cracks in the walls or small areas inbetween the walls that she can slip into (use a flashlight). Then set up a trap in which the hammy can crawl up into it, but can't get back out. The way to get her into this trap is by using natural peanut butter. Hamsters LOVE peanut butter. She will likely smell it (because it's very over powering) and be attracted to it. That or if you don't want to be that difficult, apply the peanut butter to something that will make noise, or attach a bell to it. Listen for the bell and make your move. I think it would also benefit you to turn out the lights and maybe have a night light on nearby. Hamsters hide and sleep during the day, that way maybe it will trick her.
Good luck with your hammy!!
I hope this works for you.

Ps. My hamster's never ever passed up an opportunity to eat peanut butter!!!

Answer 2

Has she been taking the food you leave out? I would expect a hamster to do that and hoard it. If she hasn't taken the food, she is probably gone or dead.
It would be best if there were no food available except in the trap, so she would have to go there. But, you could bait it with something extra good-smelling.
One thing I would try, if possible, is to sit quietly in the room at night. Reading is a good activity for this. Eventually you should hear the hamster moving around.
You might try putting her cage in there with the door open; maybe she would come home.

Answer 3

How messy is your laundrey room? are there clothes all over the place? If so, try shaking them out, good, but, not too hard, and, see if your hamster is under that pile of clothes. Clean the whole room, by getting all of the clothes out of the way. You can do the same thing, to everything else, until the whole laundrey room is clean. This way, you will have a clean room, and, it will be easier to find your hamster! Remember, be VERY careful where you are walking, and, what you are shaking out, and, what you are throwing away, and, what not, and, to make sure that your hamster isn't in anything, while cleaning! Who knows, you might find your hamster, just by cleaning up! I hope that this answers your question! Thanks, and, good luck,

~ Future Vet

Answer 4

She probably burrowed under all that clothes...try looking all throughout the clothes and keep leaving the food out in a trap.

Answer 5

time to dig through the laundry room. there is always the chance if you can't find it that it got out and is gone forever. they are fairly resourceful and would find food and water if still in the house.

Answer 6

Leave the critter's cage out with food...and ya if worse comes to worse...it's gotten under all the clothes...might have been stepped on already...Hope that hasn't happend already

Answer 7

WELL I ALSO LOST MY HAMSTER IN A LOUNDRY ROOM TO WHAT I DID IS I PUT HIS FAVORITE SPIN AROUND BALL(WHERE HAMSTERS GO INSIDE A BALL AND RUN IN IT)AND FOOD INSIDE AND THE NEXT MORNING I SAW HIH STIIL RUNNING HOPE THIS HELPS BUT BEFORE YOU DO THIS PLEASE CLEAN UP

Answer 8

sort your clothes and pick up but watch your step. shes probably just scared. give her time and wait. watch those traps.

Answer 9

time to clean up and find that poor thing.

Answer 10

clean up and look!